Network capacity forecasting and maintenance

摘要

Media, systems, and methods for ensuring adequate data-processing capacity in a communications network are provided. An embodiment of the method includes identifying a communications resource to evaluate, determine a maximum capacity that the resource is capable of handling, projecting a capacity-exhaustion timeline, wherein the timeline includes time estimations that are adjusted by an adjusting factor that is based at least in part on an accuracy of prior projection estimates. Determining a more accurate capacity exhaustion timeline allows for more accurate comparison against a time required to add such capacity. Recommends to effect capacity additions can be provided.

主权项

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computing device, perform a method of ensuring adequate data-processing capacity in a communications network, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of communications trunks to evaluate; determining a busiest time interval for a first communications trunk of the plurality of communications trunks, the first communications trunk having rollover capacity; comparing a utilization ceiling of the first communications trunk to an actual maximum utilization; and providing a recommendation for an augmentation of the communications network based on the actual maximum utilization exceeding the utilization ceiling, wherein an augmentation of the communications network comprises increasing a capacity of the communications network.